hirpex

Latin

Alternative forms

irpex

Harrow

Etymology

From hirpus (“wolf”) of Sabine origin.

Noun

hirpex m (genitive hirpicis); third declension

harrow

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hirpex	hirpicēs
genitive	hirpicis	hirpicum
dative	hirpicī	hirpicibus
accusative	hirpicem	hirpicēs
ablative	hirpice	hirpicibus
vocative	hirpex	hirpicēs

Descendants

Medieval Latin: hercia
- Old French: herce
  - French: herse
  - English: hearse
  - Norman: hèrse
Italian: erpice

References

hirpex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
hirpex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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